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this is after geithner delivered a proposal from president obama. but house speaker john boehner says it is not a serious plan. >> i was flabbergasted. i looked at him and said you can't be serious. i just never seen anything like it. >> if they are going to force higher rates on virtually all americans because they are unwilling to let tax rates go up on 2% of americans, that is a choice we'll have to make. >> if congress doesn't act by the end of the year, tax rates will go up for everybody and across the board spending cuts will take effect. >>> back here at home muni and other agent res are thinking of a controversial plan for fare rates. they are planning on basing fares on how much money passengers earn. some people don't think it's fair that people that are struggling to pay their bills have to pay $64 for a monthly pass while senior citizens who often have more money are only paying $22 for the same fare. >>> 6:07 is the time. tara is in for sal this morning. there is an accident on the peninsula. >> that is right. a car hit the guardrail on
this is after geithner delivered a proposal from president obama. but house speaker john boehner says it is not a serious plan. >> i was flabbergasted. i looked at him and said you can't be serious. i just never seen anything like it. >> if they are going to force higher rates on virtually all americans because they are unwilling to let tax rates go up on 2% of americans, that is a choice we'll have to make. >> if congress doesn't act by the end of the year, tax rates will go...
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. >> i die congress. >> we all die grease congress. >> i bite my tongue. >> here we are. judicial vacancies sky rocket during president obama's first time. as i read your piece, the president ending his first four years in office with more judicial vacancies than when he took office? >> that's right. i don't think i mentioned this but clinton and bush ended with an increase or a reduction notice number of vacancies. >> fewer vacancies? >> he has gone the complete opposite direction of his two predecessors. >> why? federal bench? right? >> court and district court judges. so we have 82 vacancies right now. >> that's very high. he came in when there was something like 55 vacancies. the problem is by a margin this is what is conventional. people often talk about the sent senate republicans block his nominees. it's as simple as that. >> i was going to ask you that: do you blame president obama or senate republicans for the filibuster? >> one thing i wrote about in the story is while we talk about a lot of times people talk about obstructionism in the senate republicans won't
. >> i die congress. >> we all die grease congress. >> i bite my tongue. >> here we are. judicial vacancies sky rocket during president obama's first time. as i read your piece, the president ending his first four years in office with more judicial vacancies than when he took office? >> that's right. i don't think i mentioned this but clinton and bush ended with an increase or a reduction notice number of vacancies. >> fewer vacancies? >> he has gone...
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poor old president obama, he actually believes that more government is always a better thing. simply doesn't understand the way the economy works and doesn't show any desire to learn. having tim geithner, a rough secretary in a rough congress trying to work out a deal while the president is playing golf is frankly not a very good basis by which you would project success for the future. the president needs to school up, go to work or get to the table. i don't think he's willing to do that. >> you know the house pretty well. they have an election every two years and they got elected again and they've got constituents that sent them there for a reason. and then you've got the president would is just -- you know, just being hammered by the left on not caving this time around because he got so much grief the last time. this is setting up for us to go over the cliff, isn't it? what do you think? do we go over it or not? >> yeah, it is very difficult. and i feel bad for john boehner. he's in a difficult situation. i did want to remind john that he should look at the young, newer memb
poor old president obama, he actually believes that more government is always a better thing. simply doesn't understand the way the economy works and doesn't show any desire to learn. having tim geithner, a rough secretary in a rough congress trying to work out a deal while the president is playing golf is frankly not a very good basis by which you would project success for the future. the president needs to school up, go to work or get to the table. i don't think he's willing to do that....
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. >>> 8:16 the with less than a month to go, congress seems no closer. timothy geithner says the ball is in the republicans' court. that's after he delivered a proposal from president obama but john boehner doesn't like it. >> i was just flabbergasted. i looked at him and i said, you can't be serious. >> if they are gonna force higher rates on virtually all americans because they are unwilling to let tax rates go up on 2% of americans, that's the choice they will -- they will have to make. >> if congress dodge act by the end of the year, tax cuts go up for everyone and across-the- board tax cuts go up. >>> the state is going to pay public schools and community colleges the $1.9 billion it owes them. it's money that should have been paid out over the summer buts -- but was deferred. and in march, schools will get another payment of nearly $1 billion the state was going to defer until april. >>> 8:17. students in five states will be in school longer. selected schools in colorado, connecticut, massachusetts, new york and tennessee are da to announce today t
. >>> 8:16 the with less than a month to go, congress seems no closer. timothy geithner says the ball is in the republicans' court. that's after he delivered a proposal from president obama but john boehner doesn't like it. >> i was just flabbergasted. i looked at him and i said, you can't be serious. >> if they are gonna force higher rates on virtually all americans because they are unwilling to let tax rates go up on 2% of americans, that's the choice they will -- they...